Celtic have joined Rangers in the fight for Hearts frontman James Wilson and are looking to make a number of raids on other rivals to further boost their academy and development ranks.
The Hoops are also keen to hold talks with Aberdeen's Lewis Pirie, Motherwell’s Jonjo Webb, Hamilton’s Joshua McDonald and Partick Thistle’s Hayden Borland. The champions, like Rangers, have also informed Hearts of their intention to speak to Wilson - who is the current Tynecastle academy player of the year.
Manchester United and Tottenham Hotspur are also interested in the teenage frontman, although Hearts are fighting to keep him in the capital. Celtic sent out a number of letters to fellow clubs expressing an interest in a number of their rising stars last month.
Striker Pirie is also being tracked by Everton, Wolves and Brighton, while he has already trained with Jim Goodwin’s Aberdeen first-team and they are keen to keep him at Pittodrie. Borland has recently been on trial at Liverpool and is also attracting interest from Tottenham Hotspur.
The new registration rules means that clubs can now send letters to other teams and if their player wishes to hold talks then they will be allowed to do that this month. The players can sign professional contracts with clubs when they are 16. That, under the new rules, is the only time when their previous clubs would be entitled to compensation.
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